Bog-cutter



No. 620,559. Patented Mar. 7, I899. A. ANDERSON.

BOG CUTTER.

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No. 620,559. Patented Mar. 7, 1 99. A. ANDERSON.

BOG CUTTER.

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ASHLEY ANDERSON, OF W'OODSTOOK, ILLINOIS.

BOG-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,559, dated March 7,1899.

Application filed January 7, 1397- To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that 1, ASHLEY ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Woodstock, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bog-Cutters; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full,olear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in bog-cutters.

The object of the invention is to provide a cutter of the charactermentioned which is adapted to efiectually out up and prepare rough andboggy ground, so that the same may be rendered fit for cultivation, andto so construct the cutter as to enable the same to completely operateupon the entire surface of the ground over which the cutter passes.

A further object of the invention is to provide in the construction ofthe cutter eflicient means for regulating the depth to whiohthe cuttersenter, and thereby adapting the device for use upon the ground undervarious conditions.

With these objects in view the invention consists, substantially, in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement'of parts, as will be hereinafter fully illustrated described, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cutterconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a planview looking at the bottom of the cutter. Fig. 3isalongitudinalsectional View thereof. Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the frame of,theherein-described bo -cuttencomprising a series of transverse bars 2,having their ends seated in longitudinal bars 3, and it will be notedthat the longitudinal bars 3 at each end of the frame 1 are parallel andspaced from each other, so as to enable the ends of the transverse bars2 to be seated therebetween. For securing the transverse bars 2 in thelongitudinal bars 3 bolts 4 are Serial No. 618,298. (No model.)

employed; butit will of course be understood that any other equivalentmeans may be used.

Mounted upon the transverse bars is a plurality of cutter-bars 5, saidcutter-bars being preferably bolted to the transverse bars 2, and itwill be noted thatsaid cutter-bars are arranged in two transverseseries; but, if desired, a greater number of series may be employed, andthe bars of each series are so arranged that their contiguous ends liebe tween the bars of the adjacent series for a more perfect operation ofthe cutter. Mounted at each end of each of the bars 5 is arearwardly-inclined cutter 6, said cutters being provided in each oftheir ends with an opening 7 through which bolts 8 are adapted to passfor securing the cutters 6 to the bars 5, and by reason of the openings7 being formed in the ends of the cutters 6 it is obvious that saidcutters are reversible, so that when one edge thereof has become dullthrough use by releasing the bolts 8 the cutters 6 may be reversed and anew edge presented to the surface of the ground for action thereon. Itis further to be noted that the cutters 6 of each bar 5 are arranged atopposite sides of said bar, and the edge of each of said cutters whichis opposite to the edge thereof exposed for action on the ground isadapted to be seated in a groove 9, formed in the under side of thetransverse bars 2, thus firmly holding the cutters 6 and alwaysmaintaining the same at a proper angle for an effective operation of thesame.

The cutters 6 are adapted for loosening the ground, and in order thatthe shreds formed during such looseningoperation may be effectuallyacted upon a series of shreddingblades 10 is formed on each of thetransverse bars 2 in rear of the cutters 6, said shreddingblades beingreversely inclined to the cutters 6 and spaced at intervals throughoutthe length of the bars 2, and it will be noted that the series ofshredding-blades on each of the transverse bars 2 is arranged out ofalinement with the series of blades on the transverse bar immediately infront of the same, and by reason of this construction every one of theshredding-blades 10 is adapted to act upon the ground at differentpoints, so that the entire portion of the latter over which the cutterpasses shall receive its proper proportion of action by the cutters 6and the shredding-blades 10, so as to thoroughly loosen the ground andprepare the same for cultivation.

For leveling the ground after the same has been acted upon by thecutters 6 and shredding-blades 10 a vertically-disposed scraper 11 isarranged upon the transverse bar 2 at the rear end of the frame 1, saidscrapingblade extending throughout the entire length of said bar andbeing bolted thereto, so as to allow vertical adjustment of the blade,and by means of this vertical adjustment the depth to which the cutters6 enter the ground may be regulated, the vertical adjustment of thescraper 11 being effected by adjusting the bolts which secure the sameto the trans verse bar 2 at the rear end of the frame 1.

The machine is designed to be drawn bya suitable team, and for hitchingsaid team-to the frame 1 clips 12 are pivotally secured to the forwardend of the frame 1, and mounted upon the latter at substantially itscentral point is a seat 13, upon which the operator of the machine maysit when using the latter.

In operation, a team having been hitched to the cutter, the latter isdrawn over the wound to be treated for cultivation, and during thepassage of the cutter thereover the blades 6 enter said ground and cutthe same, thus loosening the sod. During the continued travel of theframe 1 the shredding-blades 10 in rear of the cutters 6 contact withthe out sod, which has been previously treated by the cutters 6, and anyshreds in said sod will be thoroughly torn, thus insuring a morecomplete preparation of the ground. The scraper 11 will gather the sodwhich has been thus loosened, and any inequalities in the latter will befilled by said scraper, thus leveling the entire ground and leaving thesame in a state for seeding orother purposes. As before stated, theshredding-blades 10 are inclined forwardly and thereby reversely to thecutting-knives 6, and hence the shreds of the sod formed through thecutting of the same by the cutters 6 will be efiectually loosened bysaid shredding blades, and since the latter are arranged out ofalinement it will also be seen that each one of the cutters 6 andshredding-blades 11 is so positioned upon the frame 1 that the same hasa portion of the ground to act upon which is not touched by any one ofthe other blades, the whole surface of the ground beneath the frame 1receiving a due proportion of treatment by the several blades.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided acutter which pro vides for thoroughly treating bogg ground.

The machine is especially adapted for pasture land over which the stockhave trarnped fora considerable period of time and rendered the samerough and boggy; but immediately upon drawing the herein-describedcutter thereover the ground is so prepared that the same is fit forculture, and thus in such a state is equal to that before the stock hadtrampled the same. Furthermore, the machine is adapted for use on allkinds of ground where the same is not too moist for the team, and thedevice will not clog, thus adapting the same for use as a pulverizer onnewlybroken ground or other conditions of the soil where such a machineis desired for use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cutter of the class described, th combination with a suitableframe, of a series of cutters mounted upon said frame and adapted forloosening the soil, a series of shredding blades also mounted upon saidframe and adapted for loosening the shreds in the soil formed by thepassage of the cutters, and a vertically-disposed scraper also carriedby said frame and adapted for leveling the soil, said scraper beingfurther adapted to regulate the depth to which the cutter-blades enterthe soil, substantially as set forth.

2. In a cutter of the class described, the combination with a suitableframe, of a series of inclined reversible cutters mounted on said frame,a series of shredding blades also mounted upon said frame and adaptedfor loosening the shreds in the soil formed by the passage of thecutter-blades, and a scraper also carried by the frame and verticallyadjustable thereon so as to regulate the depth to which the cutters areadapted to enter the soil, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cutter of the class described, the

combination with a frame formed of a series of spaced transverse barshaving their ends connected, of a series of cutter-bars arranged inseries on said transverse bars, the cutter bars of each series havingone of their ends lying between the adjacent ends of the bars of theadjacent series, a series of cutters mounted on said cutter-bars andadapted to loosen the soil,- a series of shredding-blades mounted uponthe transverse bars in rear of the cutters and adapted to loosen theshreds in the soil formed by the passage of said outters, and avertically-disposed scraper mounted upon the frame and extending throughout the Width thereof, said scraper being adapted to regulate the depthto which the cutters enter the soil, substantially as set forth. I

4:. In a cutter of the class described, the combination with a frameformed of the series of spaced transverse bars having their endsconnected, of a series of cutter-bars arranged in series upon saidtransverse bars, one end of the bars of one series lying between theadjacent ends of the bars of the adjacent series, cutters mounted onsaid cutter-bars, the cutters on each of said cutter-bars beingarversible thereon, a series of shredcling blades fig mounted upon thetransverse bars of the frame in rear of said cutters, saidshreddingblades being arranged out of alinement with each other and thecutters, whereby the entire surface of the soil beneath the frame isadapted to be acted upon, and a scraper mounted upon the frame in rearof the shredding-blades and extending throughout the width of saidframe, said scraper being adjustable on the frame so as to regulate thedepth to which the cutters enter the soil, substantially as set forth.

5. In a cutter of the class described, the combination with a frameformed of the series of spaced transverse bars having their endsconnected, of a series of cutter-bars arranged in series upon saidtransverse bars, one end of the bars of one series lying between theadjacent ends of the bars of the adjacent series, cutters mounted onsaid cutter-bars, the cutters on each of said cutter-bars being arrangedat opposite sides of the latter and re versible thereon, a series ofshredding-blades mounted upon the transverse bars of the frame in rearof said cutters, said shreddingblades being arranged out ofvalinementwith each other and the cutters, whereby the en tire surface of the soilbeneath the frame is adapted to be acted upon, a scraper mounted uponthe frame in rear of the shreddingblades and extending throughout thewidth of said frame, said scraper being adjustable on the frame so as toregulate the depth to which the cutters enter the soil, and a seatmounted upon the frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ASHLEY ANDERSON.

